Carmichaels vs Jefferson

A side-by-side comparison of Carmichaels and Jefferson: population, income, housing, and more.

Carmichaels and Jefferson are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Carmichaels has the higher population (422 vs 280 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $70,000 in Carmichaels). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($142,200 vs $122,400 in Carmichaels).

Population, income & housing

	Carmichaels	Jefferson
Population	422	280
Median age	48.6 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,000	$71,250
Median home value	$122,400	$142,200
Median gross rent	$720	$909
Housing units	222	168
Homeownership rate	64.8%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	19.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carmichaels	Jefferson
Population	508 → 422 (-16.9%)	281 → 280 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$49,000 → $70,000 (+42.9%)	$65,469 → $71,250 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$97,800 → $122,400 (+25.2%)	$109,400 → $142,200 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $720 (+17.5%)	$764 → $909 (+19.0%)

Carmichaels

Population

508422

Median household income

$49,000$70,000

Median home value

$97,800$122,400

Median gross rent

$613$720

Jefferson

Population

281280

Median household income

$65,469$71,250

Median home value

$109,400$142,200

Median gross rent

$764$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carmichaels	Jefferson
Under 5	4.5%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.4%	17.5%
18 to 24	3.1%	4.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	22.5%
35 to 44	8.8%	12.1%
45 to 54	23.2%	5.7%
55 to 64	18.7%	19.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	10.7%
75 and over	5.2%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carmichaels	Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carmichaels	Jefferson
No high school diploma	9.5%	7.7%
High school graduate	37.8%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carmichaels	Jefferson
Drove alone	83.7%	87.1%
Carpooled	1.4%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carmichaels	Jefferson
1-unit, detached	82.4%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Carmichaels	Jefferson
Poverty rate	4.0%	22.1%
Average household size	2.32	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1946	1948